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  "id": 12258599,
  "title": "ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-education-ministers-12258599",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T23:29:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1548526/icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-taliban-education-ministers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed arrest warrants for two Afghan education ministers, Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadeem, on Monday. The warrants, issued on September 9, 2025, are for crimes against humanity, specifically gender-based persecution, linked to policies that have barred girls over 12 from school and excluded women from higher education since the Taliban's return to power in August 2021. The ICC determined there were reasonable grounds to believe the officials committed these crimes, which included imprisonment, torture, rape, and enforced disappearance of women and girls in Afghanistan from the Taliban's takeover until at least January 20, 2025. The ICC's decision to unseal the warrants comes amid international criticism of the Taliban's worsening oppression of women and girls, with the UN Human Rights Council urging the Taliban to repeal their systematic and unjustifiable discrimination against them. The Taliban officials are accused of implementing the supreme leader's vision for Afghanistan, which has led to severe mental health issues among Afghans and a ban on women's participation in public life, including employment and access to public spaces.",
  "summary": "THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants for two Afghan education ministers accused of committing crimes against humanity through the Taliban government’s restrictions on women and girls.",
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        "title": "ICC will unseal arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T16:16:48.000Z"
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        "title": "ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-education-ministers",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:46:35.000Z"
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        "title": "ICC unseals arrest warrants for Afghan Taliban education ministers accused of gender-based persecution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-afghan-taliban-education-ministers",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:36:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-4-taliban-leaders-wanted-on-gender",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:35:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "ICC unseals warrants against Taliban education ministers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/icc-unseals-warrants-against-taliban-education-ministers",
        "published": "2026-10-05T19:02:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/icc-unseals-arrest-warrants-for-4-taliban-leaders-wanted-on-gender-12221643",
        "published": "2026-10-05T19:43:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "ICC unseals Taliban leaders' warrants over persecuting women",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/icc-unseals-taliban-leaders-warrants-over-persecuting-women",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:07:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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